Key



Feb 13, 1923. 1,444,963.

J. W. FAY.

KEY.

ORIGINAL FILED FEB- I4, 1919- IIIIIIIIIIIIIII lmww a/f Aliorlcgv Patented Feb. 13, I923.

Mli-fi STATS JOSEPH WILLIAM FAY, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

' KEY.

Application filed February 14, 1919, Serial No. 277,005. Renewed April 16, 1920. Serial No. 374,491.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH VILLIABI FAY, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and in the accompanying drawings and specifi-- cally pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a front view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section at right angles to Figure 2.

In these views 1 indicates the shank of the key, and 2 indicates the head thereof which is provided with the usual opening 3 for receiving the key ring. In carrying out my invention I form a recess lin one face of the head of the key immediately below said opening. As clearly shown in the drawings, this recess. is( of oblong shape with rounded ends and of sufiicient depth to receive the plate 5 of cardboard or the like on which is inscribed the name of the room or building for which the key is used and also a cover plate 6 of glass or celluloid or other transparent material. The cardboard plate on its reverse side may also present the name of the owner so that if the key is lost the owner, may be found by removing the plate and thus disclose the name of the owner. The cardboard plate is simply dropped into the recess and the transparent plate placed therein on top of the cardboard plate. This transparent plate is so made that it will have a tight fit in the recess and be held therein by friction. The

said transparent plate is made of less length than the recess so that a pin may be passed under the end of the plate to remove the same.

I treat the paper plate or the celluloid plate with radium or phosphorus or some other illuminating substance so as to make it possible to locate the desired key at night or in the dark.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily-apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may makechanges in the construction and in the comblnatlon and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall withm the scope of the appended claims, by discernmg the inscription on the plate.

\Vhat I claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a key having a. recess in its head of oblong shape with rounded ends, a name plate loosely fitting in said recess and acover plate frictionally-held in said recess above the name plate and of less length than said recess whereby a space is left for the introduction of removing means for said plate.

2. As an article of manufacture, a key having its head provided with a recess in which is placed a name plate, and a transparent cover for the said plate frictionally held in the recess, with a space reserved between the cover and the wall of the recess, for theinsertion of removing means.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a key having a recess in its head, and a name plate in said recess, said name plate being treated with an illuminating substance, and a'transparent cover for the said plate also lnserted in the said recess and frictiona-lly held in place by engagement of the cover with the walls thereof.

4. As an article of manufacture, a key having a recess in its head, an illuminating name plate in said recess, and a-transparent cover for the said plate frictionally held in the recess, with an open spacebetween the cover and the wall of the recess for the insertion of removing means.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

JOSEPH WILLIAM FAY. 

